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Flexity 003 makes it six in Blackpool

Posted on Thursday 22 March 2012 by admin

The delivery of Blackpool’s new tramcars continues following the delivery of Flexity2 tram 003 to the new Starr Gate depot complex early on Saturday 4th February. This tram had been in residence at the manufacturer’s Derby premises for a few … Continue reading →

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Sheffield 330 returns to service

Posted on Thursday 22 March 2012 by admin

The operational works car fleet at Crich Tramway Village has been boosted by one now that Sheffield 330, a railgrinder and water car, has been commissioned for use. The tram had last operated in 2010, but the car has been … Continue reading →

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Boat 607 could light up Crich

Posted on Thursday 22 March 2012 by admin

Further details of the Tramway Museum Society’s plans for Blackpool ‘Boat’ car 607 – to be known by its original fleet number of 236 on arrival at Crich – have been confirmed in the latest edition of the TMS Journal, … Continue reading →

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First Flexity of 2012 reaches Blackpool

Posted on Thursday 22 March 2012 by admin

After a lengthy gap, the latest of Blackpool’s new supertrams finally arrived in town on Thursday 2nd February. This was also the first Flexity2 tram to be delivered to Blackpool in 2012, with the tram being unloaded outside the new … Continue reading →

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From Birkenhead to Beamish and back again

Posted on Thursday 22 March 2012 by admin

The Merseyside Tramway Preservation Society have confirmed in their latest members’ newsletter, that their superbly restored open-top tramcar Birkenhead 20 is to visit Beamish Museum for a few weeks during spring 2012. The car is due to be one of … Continue reading →

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Twin set 673+683 update

Posted on Thursday 22 March 2012 by admin

Late last year, British Trams Online published a news article on the departure of Twin Set 673+683 from Blackpool. It may be recalled that 673 moved to temporary storage at Kirkham Prison in December 2011, whilst 683 transferred to outdoor … Continue reading →

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Councillors promise “Fleetwood will be ready for trams”!

Posted on Thursday 22 March 2012 by admin

With concerns being raised about upgrading work on the Blackpool and Fleetwood tramway, various councillors seem to have become sufficiently worried about negative comments to release statements to the press regarding the project and what their current expectations are. The … Continue reading →

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Blow for Southampton’s Aeronautica Museum plan?

Posted on Wednesday 21 March 2012 by admin

Plans for an £8 million museum dedicated to the transport heritage of Southampton have been dealt a blow with the news that Associated British Ports (ABP) – owners of Southampton Docks – were withdrawing their offer of a long term … Continue reading →

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Work on NET Phase Two to start

Posted on Wednesday 21 March 2012 by admin

Work to extend the Nottingham Express Transit system is to start on University Boulevard on Monday 30th January with the clearance of vegetation and trees from the route of line three which will serve Chilwell via Beeston.

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DLR staff to get up to £2,500 Olympic Bonus

Posted on Wednesday 21 March 2012 by admin

It has been announced that staff on the Docklands Light Railway could get a bonus of up to £2,500 for working during the London Olympic and Paralympic Games this summer – including £900 for just turning up to work!

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Tram driving experience up for auction

Posted on Wednesday 21 March 2012 by admin

In an imaginative move to try and raise extra money to fund the construction of a new tram depot in which to house their growing collection of trams, the Heaton Park Tramway have turned to the popular Internet auction site … Continue reading →

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Old & new trams on Blackpool prom

Posted on Wednesday 21 March 2012 by admin

Apart from the departure of several redundant trams for pastures new, there hasn’t been a great deal of interest on the Blackpool tramway so far in 2012, with work to upgrade the system to modern standards now nearing completion. Vehicle … Continue reading →

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Two Brush cars to become one

Posted on Wednesday 21 March 2012 by admin

The subject of which Blackpool trams would be acquired by the Tramway Museum Society for display and possible operation at the National Tramway Museum, has been a very controversial topic amongst tram enthusiasts for quite some time. Even as late … Continue reading →

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Rocket tram may return to service

Posted on Wednesday 21 March 2012 by admin

Plans are afoot for one of Blackpool’s most popular trams to return to action following a decade of storage – the illuminated Rocket 732. Blackpool Tourism Councillor Graham Cain is keen that this iconic tram should be able to play … Continue reading →

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Brighter future for Blackpool’s historic trams?

Posted on Wednesday 21 March 2012 by admin

An important step has been made in assuring the future survival and operation of heritage trams in Blackpool, with plans afoot to ensure that those trams that have been lucky enough to be retained by Blackpool Transport will be used … Continue reading →

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Crich tram fleet update

Posted on Wednesday 21 March 2012 by admin

Despite Crich Tramway Village being closed for the winter period, work on several members of the tram fleet there has continued, whilst behind the scenes, plans are being made for one of the collection to have a short spell away … Continue reading →

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Brush car 623 makes history at Heaton Park

Posted on Wednesday 21 March 2012 by admin

It’s not every day that a type of tram which has operated successfully for more than seventy years makes its preservation debut – but that’s exactly what happened on Sunday 22nd January 2012, when Blackpool 623 became the first Brush … Continue reading →

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Another week of woe for Metrolink passengers

Posted on Wednesday 21 March 2012 by admin

2012 has not exactly got off to a good start for Manchester Metrolink with a number of tram breakdowns and points failures causing delays and disruption for passengers – all this hot on the heels of fare rises. With the … Continue reading →

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Transport Minister visits Nottingham to celebrate go-ahead of NET Phase Two

Posted on Wednesday 21 March 2012 by admin

Norman Baker MP – Transport Minister – visited Nottingham this week to congratulate the city on getting the go-ahead to construct phase two of Nottingham Express Transit and also to talk about the economic growth, inward investment and job creation … Continue reading →

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More disputes with Bilfinger Berger over Edinburgh Tram project

Posted on Wednesday 21 March 2012 by admin

In the latest update on the progress being made by the Edinburgh Tram project it has been revealed that since work recommenced on construction, six further disputes have emerged with contractors Bilfinger Berger – although the Council have not objected … Continue reading →

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